Future tense#
Future Tense- яIповышу
- тыyou (sg)повысишь
- он / она / оноhe / she / itповысит
- мыweповысим
- выyou (pl)повысите
- ониtheyповысят
Perfective verbs form a simple future that takes present-tense endings but describes a completed action.
Past tense#
Past Tense- онheповысил
- онаsheповысила
- оноitповысило
- ониtheyповысили
Imperative#
Imperativeto one person
повысь
to a group / formal
повысьте
Participles & verbal adverbs#
Participles- Active pastповысивший
- Passive pastповышенный
- Adverbial (past)повысив
Used with#
- + acc
+ accusative (direct object)
Examples#
Начальник повысил мне зарплату на десять процентов.
My boss raised my salary by ten percent.
Её повысили до начальника отдела.
She was promoted to head of department.
About this verb#
- Class 4a -ить with с → ш mutation in the 1sg only (повышу) and fixed stem stress. The imperfective повышать keeps -ш- throughout. Used for raising prices, salaries, quality, voices, and for promotions.
Practice
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